Barga Chocolate festa opens - is it a drug, is it a food, is it a luxury or is it a necessity ?

The thirteenth annual Barga chocolate festa – Barga in Cioccolato opened this Saturday morning on a cold but occasionally sunny wintery day with the organisers having high hopes that this year the weather is not going to take a negative tone as in other years – rain was not forecast and as the day went on, the sun did actually peep […]

Sachertorte is a specific type of chocolate cake, or torte, invented by Austrian Franz Sacher in 1832 for Prince Wenzel von Metternich in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the most famous Viennese culinary specialties. 5th December is National Sachertorte Day

Barga in Chocolate returns for the 12th edition and once again as in some of the previous editions the weather played a negative role in the proceedings. This year rain on the first day and snow on the third cut down the visitors coming to the city to view the event.

The icecream and chocolate workshop Theobroma on the occasion of the Barga in Chocolate Festival from 8 to 10 December, has organised a series of demonstrations on the process of chocolate making by the mâitre chocolatier Luigi Gori. Homemade panettone: Rum and Chocolate (Chocolate in drops of pure origin Ecuador and Rum Blanco Legendario), Chocolate […]

An exhibition opened in Barga this morning as part of the ongoing three day event, Barga in Cioccolato. The title of the exhibition in the Galleria Comunale – “Mostra Barga in Cioccolato” – neatly defines the perimeters of the work on show, as all are based on chocolate production or were actually created using chocolate […]

As we reported back at the start of spring this year (article here) , Theobroma la Cioccogelateria opened in Barga with large crowds who attended the opening of their new venture. In these difficult times it is always a positive experience to welcome a new business in Barga Vecchia. Theobroma the ice-cream and chocolate shop […]

Their first 8 years with a mixture of live music, chocolate and orange gifts to the public and a selfie contest

As we reported back at the start of spring this year (article here) , Theobroma la Cioccogelateria opened in Barga with large crowds who attended the opening of their new venture. In these difficult times it is always a positive experience to welcome a new business in Barga Vecchia. Theobroma the ice-cream and chocolate shop […]

large crowds for the opening of their new venture

In these difficult times it is always a positive experience to welcome a new business in Barga Vecchia. Theobroma the ice-cream and chocolate shop at Fornaci di Barga have this afternoon opened up a new shop on the Fosso just outside the walls of Barga Vecchia. Materie prime di qualità assoluta e una grande passione […]

Barga Chocolate festa opens

The eleventh annual Barga chocolate festa – Barga in Cioccolato opened this Saturday morning on a cold and wintery day with the organisers having high hopes that this year the weather is not going to take a negative tone as in other years – rain is not forecast and as the day went on, the sun did actually peep through the clouds . […]

Barga Cioccolata festa opens

The tenth annual Barga chocolate festa – Barga Cioccolata opened this Saturday morning on a bright and sunny perfect day with the organisers having high hopes that this year the weather is not going to take a negative tone as in other years. Cioccolato, mercati, mercato dell’artigianato e antiquariato dedicato al Natale, negozi aperti con le vetrine natalizie, questi gli […]